Strainer.



R. E. REARDON. STRAINER. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I6 I9l5- l ,247,006. lPatented Nov. 20, 1917.

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STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I5. 1915.

l ,247,006 Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

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I 11. E. 11g-@Quan Sms Application filed August 16, 1915. Serial No.45,683.

T 0 all whom 'it may concern.' 1-

Be it known that I, ROBERT EDWIN REAR- DON, of the city of Ottawa,Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Strainers, of which the following is thespecification. Y

This invention relates to improvements in strainers such for example asare used in sinks, and the objects of the invention are to provide asimple form of strainer which after using may be thrown away, maybe'manufactured in large quantities at low cost and which may be packedin a small space when not used. More specific objects of the inventionare to enable the strainerl to be formed of a single fiat blank of paperor like material, and to be so folded that it may support itself inposition. for use, and it consists essentially of the improvedconstruction hereinafter described in detail in the accompanyingspecification and drawings.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, aportion of one side partly unfolded.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank fromV which the strainer'is formed.

Fig. 3 is a cross section through the strainer.

Fig. 4 is a view of a blank of dierent material from which the strainermay be formed.

In the drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in allthe figures.

The strainer is formed of paper, pulp or similar material, it may infact be formed of any material capable of being folded into shape andwhose value is such that it may be thrown away after a single use.

The strainer comprises a body portion 10 which forms the bottom of thestrainer having two tabs 11 and 12 adapted to be folded upwardly, andends 13 and 14 also adapted to be folded upwardly. The ends and sidesare adapted to interlock to form a receptacle above the body portion 10,said ends having a slight inclinationtoward the body portion.

To effect the interlocking of the sides andA ends, tabs 15 are providedon the ends having slots 16 to receive tongues 17 on the sides. Theouter portions 18 and 19 of the sides are adapted to be foldeddownwardly along lines of fold 20 and 21, their lower edges beingadaptedto rest on a suitable base as for instance the sink, and support...)r

the strainer, they are splayed outwardly somewhat, from the portions 13and 14 tov thereby form a better base, and they are also somewhat widerthan the portions 13 and 14 in order that they will support the bottomportion 10 a distance above the base of the sink or other place in whichthey are placed.

The portions 18 and 19 are formed on the sides with tabs 22, 23, 24, 25,the tabs 23 and 24 being adapted to interlock and the tabs 22 and 25being adaptedto interlock, said tabs folding over the endsll and 12 asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the interlocking being accomplishedinany convenient way, as by the tongues 26 and 27 adapted to interlock inthe respective slots 28 and 29.

The greater part of the-body portion 10 l and the inner side portions 13and 14 are uniformly perforated, and the bottom edges of the portions 18and 19 are serrated so that itwill form no obstruction to the materialflowing through the strainer.

To reinforce the portions 18 and 19 which form the outer sides of thestrainer when completely folded, reinforcing tabs 30 and 30 are formedon the bottom portion adapted to be folded inwardly flat against theinner side of the portions 18 and 19 as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The strainer may be formed of plain material as illustrated in Figs. 1to 3, or of crimped material as shown in Fig. 4, the crimped material insome instances allowing the device to be made of lighter material by thefluting giving strength to the same.

That I claim as my invention is:

1. A self-contained paper garbage container and sink strainer,comprising a perforated body portion having upwardly folds able sidesand upwardly foldable ends, said sides having downwardly turned portionsprovided with longitudinal extensions thereon, said extensions adaptedto be folded inwardly and engage each other, said downturned portionsand extensions forming continuous outer supporting walls for theperforated body portion, substantially as described.

2. A foldable paper strainer comprislng a body portion having upwardlyfoldable sides with tongues thereon, upwardly foldable ends having tabs,with slots adapted to in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT EDWIN REARDON.

Witnesses:

RUSSEL B. PRATT, PEARLE GARROW.

receive the aforesaid tongues, said ends being formed with outerportions adapted to be folded downwardly to'form supporting portions forthe Strainer, tabs on said downwardly foldable portions adapted tointerlock with each other across the sides of the strainer.

Genies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Eatents Washington, D. C. l

